Life cycle assessment of the air emissions during building construction process: A case study in Hong Kong

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue , 2013, Pages 160-169

  Zhang, Xiaoling ^a   Shen, Liyin ^b   Zhang, Lei ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Air emission; Building life cycle; Energy consumption; Inventory analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR EMISSIONS; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; BUILDING LIFE CYCLE; BUILDING PRACTICES; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; DURING CONSTRUCTION; HONG-KONG; INVENTORY ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE STAGES; NITROUS OXIDE; NON-METHANE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 84867594311     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.09.024     Document Type: Review

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